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Seahawk Earl Thomas holds charity fundraiser at TechCity Bowl

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undreds of fans gathered at Tech City Bowl in Kirkland on Saturday to bowl, meet current and former

Seahawk players and view Seahawks inspired vehicles.

The charity event raised nearly $25,000 in total, with a portion of the net proceeds going towards Seahawk player Earl Thomas’s foundation, “Guardian

Angel,” which runs various education and basic needs outreach programs in Seattle.

Thomas, Marcus Trufant and Hillary Butler made appearances or bowled during the event. Other lanes

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were reserved and various raffle proceeds went to the charity.

Many people came out for similar reasons, including Seahawks celebrities.

“To support the Earl Thomas family,” Trufant

said. “I love to hang out with the 12’s.”

“As for bowling, I’m either feast or famine,” he said.

Connecticut transplant Elise Thomas brought her young daughter to the

event.

“Since I moved here in 2004, it was my first football game,” she said. “I love Earl Thomas and his foundation.”

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Local athlete named finalist for SportsKid of the Year

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

Kirkland resident Cooper McLeod inline skating. He has won the national championships for both inline skating and speed skating, setting numerous records in both competitions. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Kirkland teenager Cooper McLeod has been skating for about as long as he’s been able to walk.

He first put on a pair of skates at 11 months while at a skate rink owned by family friends.

While Cooper’s parents, Mike and Debbie, were skating with his older brother, Tyler, the owners managed to get Cooper into a pair of skates as well.

“We haven’t been able to take them off since,” joked Debbie McLeod, Cooper’s

mother.

Since then, the 13-yearold has competed in both inline skating and speed skating, setting records and accumulating a bin full of medals.

Most recently, this year he won in his age group at the national championship in short track speed skating, setting a record in the 333-meter distance, along with the 400 and 500 meters in the long track national championships - where he took second place overall. He also placed second at the inline national championships.

In total, he has won seven overall national championships (five in speed skating and two in

inline speed skating) and holds 10 records (seven for speed skating and three in inline skating).

An eighth grader at Finn Hill Middle School, Cooper has also been named as one of five finalist in Sports Illustrated Kids Magazine contest for SportsKid of the Year. The winner will not only be featured on the magazine cover, but they’ll be invited to the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the year award ceremony in New York.

Although he got into his first pair of skates at 11 months, Coopers first inline skating race was at the age of 3, as part of a team [ more COOPER page 2 ]

City to hold community meeting on new fire station issues

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

The Kirkland City Council is considering two proposed resolution that would allow them to move forward with their plans for a new fire station without having to sell off

Station 25, as stipulated under their interlocal agreement (ILA) with the now defunct King County Fire District 41.

One of the resolutions clarifies what the city considers to be the intent of the ILA in order to rectify its new plan for improving fire

service with certain stipulations in the ILA following the 2011 annexation of the Finn Hill, Juanita and Kingsgate neighborhoods.

There will be a public meeting on the issue from 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 12 at Finn Hill Middle School, 8040 NE

132nd Street, and the council will hold a public hearing on the two resolutions during its Oct. 20 meeting.

The first resolution clarifies language in an ILA between the city of Kirkland and the now-dissolved King County Fire Protection

District No. 41 regarding the original intent of the district’s assets to be applied to consolidating Fire Station 24 on Finn Hill and Fire Station 25 at Holmes Point.

The ILA had the city assume responsibility for uncompleted district proj-

ects, which included plans for consolidating Station 24 and Station 25 to improve response times on Finn Hill.

At the time of annexation, the district had $5.2 million total in cash reserves ($1.2 million) and limited general [ more FIRE page 7 ]

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[2] October 9, 2015 [ COOPER from page 1] in Burlington where the McLeods lived before moving to Kirkland last summer. At age 4, he went to his first national competition, placing second, and at 5 he took first while setting three records. Inline skating national championships involve three separate races; the 1,500 meters, 1,000 meters and 500 meters.

Cooper said that with inline skating there’s a strong emphasis on maintaining

www.kirklandreporter.com balance, as the thin wheels and high speeds make it easier to topple over than other types of skates.Major component to success, especially in the shorter races, are fast reaction times for the starts, as well as making split-second decisions during the race.Endurance and strength come into play in the longer races.

“Everything is going so fast it’s hard to comprehend what’s going on,” he said of the sprint races.

His success in inline skat-

ing, which included being named the Northwest Regional Inline Skater of the Year in 2008 (and in 2014), was eventually joined by a foray into speed skating after watching the 2010 Winter Olympics competitions.

“There were definitely some difficulties,” he said of speed skating. “But I picked it up quickly. You learn more from your failures than your successes.”

However, the successes haven’t come without dedi-

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cation. Cooper’s skating schedule fills up the entire week, with inline-skating practices with the Auburn Speed Team, coached by Laura Sweers and Jeremy Anderson, and speed skating with the Puget Sound Speed Skating Club in Tacoma, coached by Chang Lee. Although the practices are later in the evenings, competitions during the day often make for a long commute south.

“There are days on (Interstate) 405 that can be pretty dicey,” Debbie McLeod said.

Nor has success come without a few setbacks, including an incident at age 8 while training for nationals.

While skating near the rink wall, Cooper tripped but managed to stay on his feet.

However, he lost control and headed toward the rink wall. Attempting to use his hands to offset the impact, he ended up breaking both his arms.

“He should have fallen,” Debbie McLeod joked.

Missing nationals that year, Cooper’s arms were stuck in casts for six weeks, and it would be months before he could skate again.

“I was anxious to get back in (the rink),” he said.

And even when he was able to skate again, he

struggled to stay up, falling three times during his first practice. But Cooper quickly recovered, going on to win the national speed skating long and short track championship for the 10-and-under division. In July 2011, Sports Illustrated Kids Magazine named him SportsKid of the Month.

His success on the ice has put him in a position to consider trying out for the 2018 Winter Olympics speed skating team, as he will turn 16 just in time for the tryouts.

“I think we’re in this for a while,” Debbie McLeod said. “But it’s fun. It’s fun to watch. And it’s great to see him enjoying it so much.”

For the time being, however, Cooper said he doesn’t like to think about 2018 as much as the present, especially the next race.

“I take it a day at a time,” he said. “You never know what could happen. I try to think of what’s in front of me at that minute.”

Anyone interested in voting for Cooper for Sports Illustrated Kids Magazine’s SportsKid of the Year can do so at http://www.sikids. com/skoty. Participants can vote as many times as they want. The voting will end at noon on Oct. 13.

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The road closure is needed as Ness and Campbell Crane Inc., will be setting up a 30-foot wide crane with outriggers on the street. The crane is needed for work to be conducted on a boiler at the hospital facility.

Traffic will be detoured around the east side of the hospital along Northeast 130th Lane, 124th Avenue Northeast, and Northeast 128th Street.

For more information about the closure, contact Kirkland Public Works Department at 425-587-3800.

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Left, Kolby Retic, 3, dances with the Washington Diamonds Drill Team.

Far left top, former Seahawk player Hillary Butler excites the crowd during a car show event outside of Tech City Bowl.

Far left bottom, Earl Thomas is mobbed by fans seeking autographs. AARON

showcased their Seahawksthemed vehicles, including a double-decker bus.

“We’re not bowling, but we’re out here to support the guys,” club member Bob Fettig said.

The Washington Diamonds Drill Team was on-scene delivering choreographed dance routines, and Equine Life Solutions showcased miniature ponies decked out in Seahawks garb.

Brandon Dunovant came to support the charity and fellow fans.

“It’s good to see we got so much fandom now,” he said.

Thomas is a defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks and a core member of the “Legion of Boom.” He was a firstround draft pick in 2010.

Trufant was a Seattle cornerback for nine seasons before retiring in 2014, and Butler currently coaches at Lakes High School after playing for the Seahawks in 1998.

According to the foundation website, Thomas’s charity was inspired when he lost his family home in Orange, Texas in 2005 due to Hurricane Rita.

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MPD is the wrong way to fund ARC

KC Prop. 1 is a vital investment in our future

trict. That decision requires the voters to understand the ramifications of creating a park district. Unfortunately, the city has deliberately chosen to obscure the potential negative consequences of a park district. They present Proposition 1 as a vote about getting an aquatic center. The Fall 2015 Kirkland Parks catalog of classes and programs heavily promotes the Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC) and implies that the vote is all about the ARC. In the voter’s pamphlet you will find an Explanatory Statement prepared by the city. It is modeled after the statement prepared by the city of Seattle for its park district measure in 2014. But it omits two key sentences from the Seattle statement that are necessary for Kirkland voters to fully understand what they are deciding. There is no mention that the park district could levy additional

property tax above the current restrictions that state law imposes, and that the District could only be dissolved or its actions reversed by the city council, but not by [Kirkland voters].”

Kirkland opted to replace those key disclosures with a description of their agreement for advisory protections if Proposition 1 is passed. That agreement, if adopted, could be amended or terminated in the future by the city council without any voter approval. The fact that any such agreement could be terminated without voter approval was also disclosed in Seattle’s explanatory statement.

Our opposition to Proposition 1 should not be construed as opposition to a much needed aquatic center. There are other ways to fund an aquatic center for Kirkland without requiring voters to give up their right

to decide on parks projects and related tax increases. A regular bond should be used that specifies the location, size and cost of an aquatic center before there is a vote.

Proposition 1 essentially gives the city council a blank check for the biggest, most expensive parks project in city history.

I and members of my opposition committee are personally committed to working for a Kirkland aquatic center that is not funded by creation of a metropolitan park district.

We are confident that it can be accomplished with the broad support of Kirkland citizens.

Conversely, there has been talk from some city council members that if Prop 1 fails then there will be no aquatic center in Kirkland. Some might call that fearmongering...

Rick Whitney is the cochair of the No on Proposition 1 committee and a Kirkland resident.

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Prop. 1 is constitutional, but not the way to go

is an unconstitutional method of raising local taxes. There is, in fact, nothing unconstitutional or illegal about Prop.

1 or the methodology. What I said was that by convincing only a simple majority of residents to create a metropoliI am a parent with two children in LWSD [Lake tan parks district, the city will have a permanent revenue Washington School District] and actively involved in the source against which they can issue bonds for any parks school system. I am also an attorney and have researched and recreation related project without having to subthe laws related to the Prop. 1 issues. I believe in the mit a bond measure to voters. Without an already public being fully informed about all the potential established revenue source, the city would have to implications of voting for or against a proposition.

KIRKLAND obtain 60 percent approval on a bond measure to I understand your frustration and disappointlevy a new tax for such projects. ment with the failure of the two school bonds The Kirkland City Council chose not to submit measures in 2014. I too am frustrated that our to the voters the simple question of whether or not community was not willing to spend the money to to build a public pool. Instead they chose to ask voters build schools to ensure all of our students receive a basic to create a new permanent government taxing district. education. However, I hope that you, like I, can keep the Under state law, the MPD will have the authority to levy issues separate and not allow your emotions to get in the a tax of up to 75 cents per $1,000 of assessed value for way. any parks and recreation related project - not just the My letter last week never asserted that Prop. 1 is unconstitutional or that the MPD [Metropolitan Park District] [ more LETTERS page 5 ]

OPINION

Last month I retired from a career in law enforcement that spanned over 30 years, including the last eight as chief of the Kirkland Police Department. I responded to all types of crimes during those years – including violent crime, domestic disturbances and the gamut of emergency situations that would shock people outside law enforcement. As a father and cop, those that haunt me the most are crimes against children.

Early in my career, my patrol partner and I responded to a complaint of loud music coming from an apartment.

We pushed open the unlatched door and found a two-year-old, bruised, dirty and terrified. We thought she was abandoned in this filthy apartment littered with drug paraphernalia and empty alcohol bottles, until we discovered her father passed out in the bedroom.

We took the little girl to the police department. Social services placed her in a foster home until she could be reunited with her mother, from whom she had been abducted several month before.

The image of that little girl has stayed with me for over 20 years. Her physical wounds eventually healed, but what about the consequences of the psychological abuse and extreme neglect she experienced? Did those ever heal?

It’s cases like this “noise complaint” that make me want to speak out. Child abuse and neglect happen in every community – even Kirkland – and this problem impacts all of us, directly or indirectly, draining public resources both short and long term.

There is a short-term cost to taxpayers, primarily due to the cost of arrest, investigation, prosecution and incarceration of the perpetrator.

Since many abused children end up needing health care and child welfare services, there are enormous costs to the health and human services system, including [ more SAFETY page 5 ] Eric Olsen

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recent guest editorial by City Councilmember Dave Asher accused the opponents of Proposition 1 of fearmongering. As a co-chair of the opposition committee, I feel compelled to respond.

When the Kirkland City Council deliberated about creating a Metropolitan Park District (MPD) as the funding mechanism for an aquatic center, they acknowledged that there were legitimate concerns with transferring so much power from the citizens to the city council. They attempted to mitigate those concerns by committing to require public advisory votes to approve other major expenditures and establish a citizen advisory committee for oversight. Advisory votes and committee recommendations are not binding, and sometimes even well-intentioned politicians believe that they know better than taxpayers about how to spend our money. The proponents of Proposition 1 contend that if councilmembers act against the citizens’ will then they can be voted out of office. This opportunity most always arrives years after the action and, by then the voters have no way to reverse the decisions and tax increases that have been made. The damage has been done.

The city council concluded their deliberations by saying that they would let the voters decide if they wanted to fund an aquatic center by creating a park dis-

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www.kirklandreporter.com proposed ARC [Aquatics, Recreation and Community Center] - without putting it to a vote of the citizens. The draft interlocal agreement provides for an advisory vote in some situations. However, the MPD retains ultimate authority regardless of any advisory vote.

A vote against Prop. 1 is a vote against creating a new government taxing district, not against using a reasonable bond to build a reasonable pool.

Nicole MacKenzie, Kirkland

Letter from parks director builds case for no vote The letter from the Kirkland Parks and Community Services Director that appeared in the Sept. 25 issue of the Kirkland Reporter states, in part: “The estimated revenue for the ARC [Aquatics, Recreation and Community Center] will cover 104 percent of annual operating costs, including funding a healthy replacement reserve account.”

The business plan details behind the financial summary in the report Ms. Schroder cited are not generally available and there are many open questions about the assumptions and conclusions. Let’s take it at face value and see how it supports an “against” vote on Prop 1.

City Council members, city officials and representatives of the “Pro” campaign for Prop. 1 have been telling Kirkland that aquatic centers throughout the county, state

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emergency room and trauma care and foster care placements.

For the long term, the suffering that child victims experience at the hands of abusers produces scars that stay with them for life. While most abused children do not grow up to be criminals, research shows that children who are abused are almost 30 percent more likely to commit violent crimes as adults, creating huge downstream costs for all of us.

We can and must do better by our kids. Voters in King County have the opportunity to do so by voting “yes” on Best Starts for Kids, Proposition 1 on the general election ballot. For about $1 per week for the average property owner in King County, it will fund important prevention and intervention programs to protect children and improve their chances for success in life.

and nation require continuous taxpayer support to cover the cost of inevitable expensive maintenance. We have been told that Prop. 1 is imperative because it gives the City Council access to a conveniently adjustable flow of taxpayer money needed to cover maintenance expenses and yearly operational subsidies. We hear this at neighborhood meetings and read this in a guest editorial in the Kirkland Reporter, in Letters to the Editor, and in online forums.

The letter from the parks director tells us that the proposed ARC would provide its own reserve fund for maintenance work and it is also estimated to be profitable, returning 4 cents of profit for every $1 in expenses.

The parks director assures us that zero ongoing taxpayer dollars are actually needed for maintenance and operation.

She informs us that the City Council has nothing to worry about.

Thanks to Ms. Schroder’s letter and assurances of ARC profitability by other city officials, Kirkland now knows that the MPD is unnecessary and that vote “against” Prop.

1 is clearly the prudent way to support an aquatic center.

A park district and its taxes last forever and voters have no voice. Bond taxes disappear when the bond is paid off.

Get an aquatic center using a regular fixed-cost bond and retain your control of parks taxes. Vote “against” Prop. 1.

Ken MacKenzie, Kirkland

Thank you is not One example is the Nurse-Family Partnership, a voluntary, high-quality home visiting program that has been proven to prevent child abuse and neglect.

This program pairs firsttime, low-income young women with a registered nurse who provides coaching and information from pregnancy until the child’s second birthday.

Long-term studies show that children whose mothers were randomly selected to participate in the program were half as likely to be abused or neglected than those whose mothers did not receive the home visits.

Children not in the program had more than twice as many criminal convictions by age 19 as those in families who received the visits. One site of the quality nurse home visitation program found significantly fewer cases of childhood injury and child mortality and improved child health among families who

sufficient for first responders There are times in life when the words “Thank you” are so insufficient in their ability to convey the level of gratitude Kirkland Place 116 homeowners have for our fire and police departments.

Today is one of those days.

While experiencing a terrible building fire within our small Townhome Community, during the early morning hours of Sept. 26, I was violently awakened to find vehicles from Kirkland and five neighboring forces joining together to address a distressing and rampant building fire. As I exited my home, experiencing much anxiety. I was so impressed with the precision and professionalism these heroes executed, in joining forces to combat this ambiguous enemy. I immediately realized we were in the best of hands, as they came together in unison to fight the immediate battle. Whether on the roof or street, seeking critical information as to the cause.

This dedicated commitment continued four subsequent days, while the team and indefatigable Kirkland Arson Investigator persevered, along with 24 hour law enforcement.

These professional and committed men and women, who serve our communities and give tirelessly of themselves to make it a safe place in which all to live should always be respected and deserving of our expressions of thankfulness. Please join me in expressing our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation

participated.

Some people will say that we cannot afford to make these investments. I say that doing nothing to break the cycle of abuse and neglect is actually more expensive because it leads to more criminal justice and social service costs. But you don’t have to take my word for it.

Researchers at the Washington State Institute for Public Policy found that for every family served, the Nurse-Family Partnership generated around $19,000 in net benefits, including more than $11,000 in saving for taxpayers.

I urge voters in Kirkland and throughout King County to join me in voting “yes” on Proposition 1, Best Starts for Kids. It is an investment that will go a long way toward assuring safe communities in the future.

Eric Olsen is the former chief of police for the city of Kirkland.

for their dedicated service to our communities. We need to support both our law enforcement and firefighters, as they respectively fight to quell the darker aspects in our human nature (people behaving badly), or fighting an elusive enemy growing to a dangerous level that is determined to take us down (fire behaving badly).

Our firefighters and law enforcement officers are human heroes here to help us through some very stressful experiences and we need to always express our heartfelt appreciation. Please join me in thanking these human heroes for all that they do to protect us in our daily lives, as we give them the respect, support and cooperation they

so deserve. A spoken sentiment or kind gesture shows them how much they are truly appreciated... “Thank you firefighters and law enforcement for all your tireless hours given to help us regain a sense of normalcy.” You are all heroes.

Jan Sanford, Kirkland

Reeling from tax bill, no on Prop. 1 I just mailed the second half of my 2015 property taxes and I’m reeling from the astronomical figure my check required. And again we are being asked for another increase in property taxes to build an Aquatic and Recreational Community Center (ARC), continually being told

how important it is to teach our children how to swim.

My question is ‘at what cost?’

In every available space in this neighborhood there is construction underway of new homes, many on lots that have been divided so multiple homes can be squeezed in.

All these homes are selling in the million dollar plus range.

With all these new houses in new spaces being sold at outrageous costs, one would think government coffers are being filled to the brim with additional resources yet we are continually being asked to increase taxes on higher and higher evaluations due to “need.” How much more need will there be when coffers are already overflowing [ more OPINION page 14 ]

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Police Blotter The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

Between Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, there were four DUIs, 35 alarm calls, three burglaries, 15 civil incidents, seven animal calls, four incidents of domestic violence, 12 disturbances, three assaults, and 28 incidents involving at least one arrest.

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Sept. 30 Warrant: 12:54 a.m., 12000 block of Slater Ave NE. A 40-year-old man riding his bike was approached by officers for not using a front light. They discovered he had an outstanding warrant out of Auburn for domestic violence.

He was taken into custody and transferred to Auburn Police in Renton.

Sept. 29 Theft: 9:16 p.m., 12400 block of 116th Way. A 30-year-old woman was arrested after shoplifting from a 76 gas station. After stealing a Power Bar, a Cliff Bar, and a USB cable, she drove back to her apartment, where she was later arrested by police who had followed her there. They also found she had been driving with a suspended license and had no vehicle insurance.

Sept. 28 Obstruction: 10:54 a.m., 11600 block of 124th Ave NE. A 29-year-old woman was arrested after providing a false name and date of birth to police during a traffic stop. It was later found she had been trying to hide her suspended license. She also admitted to stealing the 2015 license tab displayed on her car because her own tabs had expired in 2014.

Assault, theft: 8:25 p.m., 200 block of Central Way. A 21-year-old man refused to

pay his bill at Wing Dome and then assaulted the manager as he tried to exit the building.

He was held down by employees until police arrived and arrested him for theft and assault.

Assault: 10:08 a.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd St. A 14-year-old girl ran away from Fairfax Hospital and got into a fight with another juvenile. During the fight, the girl pulled the victim to the ground and kicked them. While being interviewed by police she asked the officer how easy it was to take their gun out of their holster. The girl then went for the gun, saying she wanted to shoot everyone.

She was booked in the King County Youth Center for assault.

Sept. 26 Warrant: 8:30 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave NE. A 25-year-old man was approached by police at the Fred Meyer and arrested on a Bellevue warrant. During the arrest the police discovered heroin on the suspect.

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Council approves $250,000 study for buses on CKC

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

The Kirkland City Council has approved a $250,000 study of a possible Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line on the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC), which the city believes would be the “most practical, effective and affordable outcome” of Sound Transit’s potential plans for transportation along the corridor.

The study, which all but Councilmember Toby Nixon voted in favor of during the Sept. 15 meeting, will look at BRT planning, pre-design and cost-estimating that will later either be presented to Sound Transit or used by the city itself when looking at other related transportation options.

In August, the Sound Transit Board adopted a list of projects that might be included in its 2016 ST3 ballot measure. Two of those potential project options were for transit along the CKC, a light rail line (LRL) or a BRT from Totem Lake to Bellevue. While Sound Transit staff will be making their own recommendations to the board about which projects to include, the city

[ FIRE from page 1] obligation debt ($4 million) to pay for the project, funds which were transferred to the city as part of the ILA. The ILA included stipulations as to how the funds were to be spent, such as requiring the assets be used for the benefit of taxpayers of the fire district. A provision in the ILA also requires the sale of the existing fire station sites, as the project was originally conceived would have had a newly constructed station on a new site. Under the ILA, the anticipated sales proceeds from the two stations were not considered a funding source for the station project but would be used to retire the bond debt.

As the city moves forward with plans for improving fire

believes Kirkland must conduct its own study in order to effectively advocate for resident interests and ensure that Sound Transit’s plans for the CKC section of the Eastside Corridor are compatible with the city’s own vision.

Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett said the $250,000 would provide the city with a conceptual design of what the BRT would look like in terms of scale and feel, which he said would be a smaller, less expensive, and less impactful BRT system.

“In talking with other cities like Redmond and Bellevue, one of the more effective ways in crafting a partnership with Sound Transit to bring to them what you really think fits your community and its scale,” he said. “We think this is essential for us to truly get a vision of the corridor the community wants.”

Additionally, Triplett said, the city has been having conversations with King County Metro about the possibility of regional express bus routes, where the study could also be applicable.

“This study would be a good foundation should Kirkland have to do its transportation work in the future,”

he said.

Those on the council who voted in favor of the study stressed its necessity as a way of maintaining control over what Sound Transit does with Kirkland’s section of the Eastside Corridor, with Councilmembers Shelley Kloba and Doreen Marchione expressing concern that Sound Transit might create a “one-size-fits-all” transportation system.

Mayor Amy Walen said that if they’re going to be successful at influencing Sound Transit, they will need to have more than just a general idea of what the city wants.

“What you have to do is be a self starter,” she said. “And you have to go and show Sound Transit what you mean, because when we say BRT on the Cross Kirkland Corridor what they hear is ‘This is how we do BRT. It’s a 60 foot right-of-way.

It’s this size of buses. This is how much its costs per mile.’

They have a huge machine that grinds out one model of BRT.” The study, Councilmember Dave Asher said, will enable them to keep Kirkland’s interests at the table.

“If Kirkland hadn’t moved forward with great pur-

pose to establish the Cross Kirkland Corridor as it current sits today, we wouldn’t have been in a competitive position to be included in the Sound Transit recommendations,” he said. “Sound Transit has its way of doing things and we have a master plan that calls for concurrent use of transit…We expect that that can be done along the Cross Kirkland Corridor.

We’re going to have to help Sound Transit see that vision in order to accomplish that effectively and to meet the vision in our master plan.”

“One of my basic principles of government is whenever you have the opportunity, use other people’s money,” he added. “This is an opportunity to use Sound Transit investments along our corridor to not only further transit investments in the community but the entire Cross Kirkland Corridor investment.”

Councilmember Jay Arnold emphasized the need for establishing a link between Kirkland-based employers and any light rail system in Bellevue, which a BRT could provide.

“We are leading the region in some of our design concepts here, and even getting

transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor on the project list is a tremendous effort,” he said.

Nixon, however, said that his preference has been for a people mover or automated people mover (APM) over a “distant second preference” for a BRT, and questioned whether Sound Transit will actually decide to go with a BRT regardless of what the study ultimately shows.

“I’m really skeptical Sound Transit will put a BRT along the corridor, no matter how much we spend,” he said. “I’d rather spend the money on something that would bring direct and immediate benefit to the people of our city, like further improvements of the Cross Kirkland Corridor or pedestrian and bicycle improvements elsewhere.”

Councilmember Penny Sweet said the study was a much-needed next step in the process of developing transportation on the CKC. “It demonstrates our commitment, not only to Sound Transit, but agencies all across the board,” she said. “I don’t know what it’s going to look like, whether it’s going to be pods or gondolas or whatever it’s going to be, but I think we have to take the step.”

service on Finn Hill, where the 2012 Fire Strategic Plan found a gap in response times, it has concluded that the single consolidated station idea is no longer feasible and that a dual station model is “the most reasonable and cost-effective way to accomplish the goals of the interlocal agreement.”

The dual station model is based on recommendations from a 2013 standard of coverage study and has received council support. Whereas the consolidated station would have had both current stations closed and the property sold, the dual station plan proposes renovating Station 25 and building a new fire station somewhere in the general vicinity of Northeast 132nd Street and 100th Avenue Northeast to replace

Station 24, which no longer has any fire staff and has ceased operations.

Under this proposal, the city would use $3.8 million of the fire district funds toward Station 25’s renovation, which would include repairs, fire alarm and fire sprinkler installations, fire separation walls and accessibility improvements, among other things.

The remaining $1.4 million would be used to purchase property for the new Station 24 site. Once the site is purchased, the resolution states, the city would sell off the existing station property and use the proceeds from the sale to finance the construction for the new station, though a bond might also be issued. The second resolution to be consider at the Oct. 20

public hearing describes the city’s short and long term plan for implementing this dual station model.

Although the city has looked at publicly-owned land on Finn Hill previously considered for the consolidated station, it has concluded that none of them were “ideally suited and/or available,” according to the resolution. Prior to annexation, Big Finn Hill Park was initially considered as a site for the future station but was dropped due to local opposition.

“To continue to attempt to consolidate the two stations in a new location would frustrate the purpose of increasing service levels in the near-term and within the budget provided by the District, and such attempt would

not be in the public interest,” the first resolution states.

Councilmember Toby Nixon, who served as a fire commission in the district at the time the ILA was written, said the proposed resolution would be in keeping with the spirit of the agreement.

“The overriding purpose or intent of the commission was to solve the coverage issues on Finn Hill and to make sure the money or assets coming from the district to the city were used for that purpose and didn’t disappear into the city general fund,” he said. “My belief is if we had thought about this contingency at the time we did the ILA, we would have allowed this explicitly. Even though I can’t speak for other commissions and the fire district no

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Teacher honored at Hawks game Juanita High School student Jacky Chen never liked science, until chemistry teacher Michael Bailey’s class.

“He is a teacher who really helped me to enjoy science,” Chen said.

That is why Chen nominated Bailey for a Symetra Hero in the Classroom award.

Representatives from the Seattle Seahawks and Symetra honored Bailey during a surprise classroom presentation on Sept. 18.

As part of the award, Bailey was recognized on the field at CenturyLink field at the Seahawks home opener on Sept. 27. He also received a $1,000 donation to Juanita High School in his name, to be used for books and classroom supplies.

Bailey is one of 16 teachers across Puget Sound who will be honored for educational excellence in the Symetra Heroes in the Classroom program during the 2015 NFL season.

longer exists, I think we’re on solid ground by following this path.”

City Attorney Robin Jenkinson said that while they aren’t aware of any legal precedent for this type of resolution, it is also an unusual situation due to the fact that the other party in the ILA, the fire district, no longer exists. In response, the city has reached out to the attorney who served as the bond council for the fire district.

The city has also contacted the other fire commissioners at the time the ILA was approved and invited them to participate in the public hearing, though according to Jenkinson, all other commissioners besides Nixon have at this point declined.

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HS football team gives back with reading program for younger students

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he Juanita High School Football team has kicked off the first year of a new reading program with elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District.

The “Reading Rebels” program, started by first year Juanita head football coach Lele Te’o, has football players visiting seven elementary schools in the Juanita Learning Community, schools that feed into JHS, every Wednesday afternoon before football

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This year’s event brought together more than 300 supporters of Attain Housing for an evening that included a silent and live auctions, a magic show from Matt Herbert, kids’ choir from the Kirkland Music Academy and much more.

Emcee, KOMO 4’s Elisa Jaffe, and auctioneer David Silverman helped to inspire the crowd to generously support the agency’s work.

“We are truly blessed by the generosity of our guests.

The support of all of our sponsors, specially Windermere Real Estate, and the dedication and commitment of all our volunteers is what made this event such a success,” said Executive Director of Attain Housing Cheri Kilty.

Sponsors included Design Laboratory Inc., HomeStreet Bank, Talon Private Capital LLC, Kiel Mortgage, Len’s Automotive, Christine Rose – Life Coaching, Xtreme Consulting Group, Inc., RE/ MAX on the Lake, FordHyundai of Kirkland, Opes Advisors, Found Interiors, Lori Gill & Associates – Windermere Property Management, Kinzer Partners, Ron Poborsky & Brady Yeager – Caliber Home Loans, Davidson & Kilpatric PLLC, WW Wells Millwork, Kirkland Living Magazine,

practice. The high school players read with a group or with individual students.

As part of the program, the elementary students are encouraged to keep a reading log. When they read for 30 minutes a night for five days in a row they get their name placed in a drawing where the winner will be named honorary captain to represent the Rebels during their homecoming game on Oct. 30 and get their names announced before the game. They will get a Rebels t-shirt and also get a picture with the football team.

Those who read 15 days in

a row will get their name in the drawing three times.

The program is a part of an overall outreach to the elementary schools, with field activities held earlier in the year.

Te’o said that he had wanted to install the program for a while and he was afforded the opportunity when he became head coach earlier this year.

“We have the athletic piece, we need an academic piece,” Te’o said. “I feel like our guys need to see outside themselves and to serve their community.”

Te’o said the reading

program is a chance for the football players to provide positive mentoring for younger students in the district who eventually will attend JHS. “It is a great time for players to be able to experience working with kids and that they’re looked up to by kids in the community. It’s been a fun deal,” Te’o said.

“Our players have had an amazing time going down there and seeing the kids.

They get to serve the kids, but they also got a lot back.

A lot of kids don’t know the impact they have on those youngsters…that a lot of

people in community do look up to them and think highly of them.”

Te’o said they plan to hold the program annually.

“We had some kids ask if they could read more than 30 minutes a night,” he said.

“The kids are really excited.

The biggest piece of it is it reminds guys they’re still kids and it wasn’t that long ago, and it goes fast and you have to appreciate the time you have.”

The Lake Washington High School football program held their own community event in early September, engaging in a

one-day safety patrol in the Lake Washington Learning Community by escorting the students to and from their respective schools.

They also had a community night featuring a game/ scrimmage with the Junior Kang program.

“We are always looking for other ways to give back to the community,” Lake Washington High School head football coach AJ Parnell wrote in an email. “It is great for our student/athletes to learn about servant leadership and actually put it into practice.”

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In-kind sponsors included Talking Rain, Betz Family Winery, Nordstrom, Steve Tedrow – Windermere Mortgage Services, Gentle Giant Moving Company, Novelty Hill, Cadaretta, JM Cellars, Alleromb, Cooper/ Gamechanger Productions, Dunham Cellars, JonBoy Caramels, SugarFinch Cookie Company, and The Wide Format Company.

Northeast Juanita Drive to Forbes Creek Drive will close temporarily at 10 a.m. for approximately 10 minutes during start of race. A course map is available at www.kirklandwa.gov/specialevents.

More than 900 women are expected to participate in the first annual, twenty-one and older, all ladies run. The event will raise money for the Pink Lemonade Project which provides education, empowerment and support for those affected by breast cancer.

Event goers are encouraged to carpool and plan for

their parking in advance.

For bus transportation, go to http://tripplanner. kingcounty.gov/. For event information, go to www. explorekirkland.com. For permit information contact, Sudie Elkayssi, Special Projects Coordinator, City of Kirkland Parks & Community Services, 425-587-3347 or selkayssi@kirklandwa.gov.

Team (CERT) program is hosting a drill so that newly trained CERT participants can practice their disaster response skills and is looking for volunteer “victims.” A professional make-up artist will create realistic injuries and volunteers will channel their inner actors to make the emergency feel true-to-life.

The drill is on Nov. 14 at the Peter Kirk Community

Center.

Volunteers will be assigned arrival times between 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. The drill ends at 9 p.m. and volunteer victims need to stay for the entire drill. Snacks, beverages and a pizza dinner are provided.

For more information and to register as a volunteer, please visit www.

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Road closures for Cosmo 7K Run Commuters should expect traffic delays due to the Cosmo 7K run to be held at Juanita Beach Park on Saturday.

The beach parking lot and eastbound Northeast Juanita Drive from 93rd Avenue Northeast to 98th Avenue Northeast will be closed and detours in place from 9:30 a.m. until approximately noon.

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County Council appoints Kuderer to 48th District seat The King County Council unanimously appointed attorney Patty Kuderer of Clyde Hill in Belleuve to the 48th District State Representative seat being vacated by Rep. Ross Hunter on Sept.

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South Kirkland is represented in Olympia by the seat.

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Kuderer is an advocate for open government, becoming well-versed in public records laws when working as a city attorney, an area she continues to practice in today. She also represents individuals harmed by discriminatory employment practices and those injured by texting, drunk or other negligent

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Judge goes beyond recommended sentence for driver in deadly crash

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Woodinville man was sentenced to two years in prison, six months longer than the recommended sentence, for leaving the scene of a single-vehicle accident in Kirkland last September that left a Kenmore man, Kyle Reel, dead.

Thomas Cushman Bird, II of Woodinville, 48, pled guilty in August to first degree vehicular homicide, second-degree vehicular assault and third-degree hit-and-run attended. He was originally facing a potential sentence of 42 months in prison, but at his sentencing on Sept. 25 the judge handed down a 48-month sentence.

Reel’s mother, Anita Reel, who attended Bird’s Sept. 25 sentencing, said afterwards Bird gave her and other members of

Kyle’s family a dirty look.

“I have never seen such a mean person in my whole life,” she said. “If looks could kill, his would have.”

Although he has no prior felony convictions, prosecutors stated Bird has an extensive history of violating traffic laws going back to 1989, including negligent driving, reckless driving, hit-and-run attended and unattended and no valid operator’s license with valid identification (NVOL).

The accident occurred late in the evening on Sept. 19 after Bird had been drinking at a local Kirkland casino with several friends, including Kenmore resident and Redmond High School graduate Kyle J. Reel and Dave “Beaver” Zielinski, one of the fisherman on the boat “Time Bandit,” featured on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch.

Then they left in a Porsche Bird borrowed from a friend.

At around 10:45 p.m., police believe Cushman was going around 80 mph in a 35 mph zone when he lost control, crossed into the oncoming lane, left the roadway and crashed into a fence and up an embankment at Simonds Road Northeast and 92nd Avenue Northeast. The accident site is on the Kirkland and Kenmore boundary.

The impact threw Reel, who had been sitting behind the driver’s seat, into the front of the car, causing him to suffer fatal injuries. When responding bystanders arrived they mistakenly believed he was the driver and pulled him out.

Barely conscious from severe rib fractures, Zielinski told people that “Bird” had been driving, which

police at the scene assumed was a nickname for Reel, the presumed driver.

Bird left the scene of the accident immediately, despite suffering significant injuries, and walked to Zielinski’s home three miles away.

He was discovered there the next morning when a friend arrived to take care of Zielinski’s dogs. After explaining to her what had happened, Bird told the person not to contact the police or medics, according to prosecutor’s presentence report. It was then the police discovered that Reel was not the driver.

Police were then informed that a Shoreline medic unit had responded to the Zielinski residence to treat Bird, who eventually was transported to Haborview Medical Center. Bird was found to have injuries that were consistent with that of a car

accident, according to the medic supervisor who contacted the police. They also claimed Bird had admitted to the medics he had been driving the Porsche.

As part of his guilty plea, Bird is prohibited from having any contact with Zielinski.

The Reporter first became aware of the mistaken identity after it was contacted by Anita Reel, who insisted her son had not been behind the wheel and would not have driven while intoxicated. Kirkland Police Department officials, while maintaining that the crash was still under investigation, confirmed her claims that her son was not the driver.

The blood alcohol level of Bird could not be confirmed by police.

At the hospital, Kirkland police questioned Bird, who allegedly stopped speaking with them once

Swift sentenced for possessing sawed-off shotgun

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

Kirkland resident and former Seattle Sonics basketball player Robert Swift was found guilty of illegally possessing a sawedoff shotgun found during a police raid of a drug house in Kirkland.

Swift was sentenced by a King County Superior Court judge for time already served (30 days) as well as a revocation of his firearm rights.

A fugitive for two months on an outstanding bench

warrant for missing a hearing for possessing the shotgun, Swift was arrested Jan. 5 after allegedly attempting a break-in with another man at a home in Gold Bar. He initially pleaded not guilty on the gun charge in King County Superior Court.

A King County judge issued the bench warrant for his arrest when he failed to show up for his court appearance in November last year.

The sawed-off shotgun was found along with nearly 30 other firearms

during a raid by Redmond and Kirkland police on a Juanita neighborhood home in October, where Swift was living at the time. The owner of the home on the 14000 block of 108th Ave., Trygve Lief Bjorkstam, 54, recently pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing meth and heroin with the intent to sell and sentenced to four years in prison. He also pleaded guilty to a third charge for prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

Swift had been previ-

ously evicted out of his Sammamish home after it was foreclosed. At the time of the October police raid, he had been living in Bjorkstam’s home for six months, according to police documents. Following the raid he was detained and brought to the Redmond Police Department, where he told investigators that he helped “clean the place up,” but wasn’t involved in the drug dealing. He admitted, according to the documents, that he had a heroin addiction and got his heroin from

Bjorkstam.

Swift also told investigators that he had accompanied Bjorkstam to confront

he learned Reel had been killed. He was arrested and then released on his own recognizance.

During the followup investigation, casino video footage showed Bird had consumed at least six alcoholic beverages at the Kirkland casino approximately between 8:05-10:17 p.m. The footage also showed Bird getting into the driver’s seat of the Porsche as it left the casino at around 10:34 p.m.

After news got out about Reel’s death, friends and family have also left photos and flowers at the site of the crash. His celebration of life ceremony was held Sept. 28 at the VFW Hall in Redmond. A lifelong self-employed businessman, he eventually moved up to Bristol Bay in Alaska to work as a fisherman and was described by his mother as honest and funny.

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Swift was selected by the Sonics with the 12th pick in the 2004 NBA draft.

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When will the constant increase both in valuation and levy ever stop or will it? It is not reasonable to continually ask home owners to cough up additional dollars to cover the luxury of teaching kids to swim. Since when do retired citizens on fixed incomes need to contribute - not only to constantly increasing educational costs but to recreational resources as well?

And, we aren’t even given a fixed amount for ARC but asked to ‘trust us’ in how much we’ll have the right to raise your taxes into perpetuity to fulfill our ideas of the ideal community resources.

No! No on Prop. 1 - it is not needed and only adds to ever increasing property taxes which are already stretching budgets.

Linda Bonin, Kirkland

Residents don’t need another taxing district I have been following the discussion regarding Kirkland’s Proposition 1 with interest.

At risk of being accused of “fearmongering,” I would like

www.kirklandreporter.com to point out some reasonable concerns from a homeowners’ perspective. Property taxes have been increasing at a double digit pace the past three years. For example, after returning to pre-recession highs in 2012, my property taxes have increased by 33 percent or 11 percent per year. Based on the most recent valuation, I expect the increase in 2016 to be at least that much.

While the additional tax envisioned by Proposition 1 may seem modest, it adds to an already heavy tax burden on homeowners. And there is the cumulative effect of multiple proposals constantly presented to voters. For example, on the same ballot this November is King County Proposition No. 1 which, if approved, would add another 14 cents to home owner tax bills. As others have pointed out, Kirkland Prop. 1 will implement a permanent tax that, as with most taxes, is likely to increase in the future. And taxpayers will be relegated to an advisory capacity only.

I agree with opponents of ARC that this proposal has the wrong funding mechanism. The last thing Kirkland homeowners need right now

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is another taxing district.

Once in place it will be nearly impossible to get rid of.

While a traditional bond proposal may be more palatable, we should keep in mind that ARC is a “nice to have,” not a necessity. This project should to be weighed against other needs that continually arise and are probably higher priority. Who knows what funding requirements will come up in the future for education and other essential services that homeowners will be called upon to approve. There is a limit to what taxpayers will tolerate, and no one should be surprised if they do not approve additional taxes for anything other than basic, high priority projects.

David Crooker, Kirkland

This should be about if we build the ARC This shouldn’t be a debate about how to fund the Kirkland ARC [Aquatics and Recreation Center], but whether to build it at all, especially lacking a financial commitment form any other Eastside city. Ask yourself why no other city is interested.

We have a nationally famous aquatics facility in Federal Way, and multiple Olympic-sized facilities in Seattle and the Eastside (Bellevue Club for one), for collegiate and Olympic hopefuls.

Let’s just maintain Kirkland’s downtown outdoor pool, and continue funding the Juanita High School pool for swimming lessons and recreation, even if that requires relatively low-cost and non-controversial City Council action. And YMCA’s are very reasonably-priced facilities for kids’ swimming lessons.

If the city decides it must have an ARC, at least reject Proposition 1, which creates a permanent taxing district under control of nothing but the City Council. No checks and balances, and nothing to prevent the Council from spending all the way up to 75 cents per $1,000 valuation ($375 per year on a $500,000 home). A bond issue would be better.

John and Beth McCaslin, Kirkland

Nykreim stands up for tax payers When I read the letter to the editor about Mike Nykreim I was thrilled.

Mike is a hero to me, a man that stands up to fight against the extortionists.

From Wikkipedia: Extortion (also called shakedown, outwrestling, and exaction) is a criminal offense of

obtaining money, property, or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. It is sometimes euphemistically referred to as a “protection racket” since the racketeers often phrase their demands as payment for “protection” from (real or hypothetical) threats from unspecified other parties.

Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups.

Same folks screaming “it is for the children” when the only thing they are going to “give” the children is a pile of debt added to big pile of debt they have already stuck future generations.

If the ARC is such a great deal then why not privatize it and make a profit?

The reason is simple math. Extort 84,000 people for a facility that will serve a few hundred to a few thousand. These folks would not be willing to pay full price for the use of the facilities so they must stick the taxpayer with the cost. If the cost to use a private pool was $5,000 a year the purveyors of this snake oil would not be interested in paying, they are all for you paying for them.

Always the same screaming, crying, threatening and carrying on to get a free resource at the expense of the taxpayer. Never changes, probably never will until ethics is a required class from first grade through high school. It would be wise to add a course in economics as the second class required.

After all, if the ARC is such a great idea then why Prop.

1 and the creation of the Metropolitan Park District as a end run for the 60 percent vote requirement, then they can raise taxes as often as as high as the “deem” necessary.

As usual it is the “it is only a few cents per $1,000 assessed value when the goal is more like 75 cents per $1,000 or $300-400 added tax burden to all households including those retired and on fixed incomes.

After all is said and done “it is for the children,” a worn out and threadbare lie, all the children get is more debt.

Thank you Mike for standing up for the taxpayer and for really standing for the children.

These children and their parents, who deserve better than the same tired snake oil we are being fed by the Council and the ARC proponents and the Metropolitan Park District scam.

Steven Swedenburg, Kirkland

Do we want the ARC? All the recent discus-

sions about Proposition 1 really boil down to only one thing: Do we want the ARC [Aquatics, Recreation and Community center] or not?

That’s what’s on the ballot in November.

The community of Kirkland has been telling its elected officials and city staff for nearly 15 years that they want such a public facility.

Existing programs providing tangible benefits to our entire community have been maxed out for years while operating in crumbling facilities that are 40 years old.

Having the ARC in our community will benefit everyone. Polling has shown 80-percent-plus support for building an ARC. Even the City Council unanimously supports it.

Some try to muddy the issue by stating “we also want the ARC… but we don’t want the Metropolitan Park District.” And then offering half-backed alternatives they know can’t work.

These are just thinly veiled attempts to undermine any funding for the ARC, effectively trying to kill it.

In other words, not wanting the ARC but avoiding saying “we don’t want the ARC.” Well, I do want the ARC, and 80 percent of Kirkland residents are of the same opinion. I encourage you to get out, to volunteer, and to tell your friends and neighbors about Proposition 1.

Remember: voting “yes” on Proposition 1 and voting for the ARC is the same thing.

This opportunity may not come again in our lifetime.

Let’s keep our eye on the ball.

There are many individuals, families, and organizations that will benefit from this public facility - you probably know someone: • Families with working parents that wants a place for healthy enrichment programs for their kids during school vacation.

• Families that need a place for their children to exercise in the fall, winter and spring, or to swim when our beaches are closed.

• Elderly couples that depend on access to lowimpact exercise like yoga or water aerobics to feel confident about living independently in their own home for as many years as possible.

• School children who are learning to swim in third grade.

• Anyone who needs public meeting rooms in Kirkland at an affordable price.

• A community of boaters and other enthusiasts of activities on our lake that recognize the requirement of swimming skills and proper

water safety.

So ask yourself… Do you want the ARC or not? If you do, vote “yes” on Proposition 1.

Karl Voss, Kirkland

City needs to change MPD During a recent discussion with one of our city council members I was informed that language in Kirkland ordinance O-4485, which allows the Metropolitan Park District (MPD) to raise taxes for “other future parks and recreational facilities and programs,” was necessary because you cannot limit the scope of an MPD by law; and that they were advised by counsel that an MPD could not be limited to one project such as the ARC [Aquatics, Recreation and Community] Center.

I was also told that MPDs have been used successfully to fund other aquatics facilities. I looked online and found that of the 17 MPDs formed in Washington state, three were specifically formed for aquatic facilities: Des Moines Pool Metropolitan Park District (resolution No. 1109); Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District (resolution No. 1738); and William Shore Memorial Pool Park District (Clallam County) (resolution 2-09).

Of these three MPDs, only Des Moines has words in their resolution that allowed for funding of a non-specific item in that the funds would be used for “the Mt. Rainier [Pool] or other pool facility.” Still a far cry from “other future parks and recreational facilities and programs.” The other two MPDs limited their scope to the specific pool that they were created for.

It’s true that these resolutions, ordinances, and interlocal agreements are not set in stone and can be altered without a vote of the people, but I see them more as a promise to the taxpayers and a declaration of intent. It seems pretty obvious to me what the Kirkland City Council’s intent is.

At this time, I don’t want to vote for a general parks levy and if the city council wants to blame us for throwing out the baby with the bath water. They should realize that some of us just don’t want to get soaked.

It’s a shame that after so much effort has gone into this project we can’t have a simple vote that is limited to only funding the ARC Center.

Jim Boril, Kirkland

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Kirkland resident of 60 years has seen a lot of change | Part 2 time.”

Colleen, Elaine’s youngest daughter, wasn’t old enough to attend school, and with no access to childcare, Elaine wasn’t able to work. They had to get by on the children’s social security and the family’s savings.

Around 1964, Colleen began attending elementary school and Elaine could get a job. She began working for the school district as a baker.

She made all sorts of meals that were sent out to elementary students in the district.

“My specialty was yeast rolls,” Elaine said, beaming at the thought. “I liked working and even when I could have stopped, I didn’t.”

Eventually, even the girls got jobs, working at the A&W fast food drive-in.

Elaine points out her living-room window, telling me about the people who once lived in the houses in our neighborhood, and the things they would do together. Elaine was especially enthusiastic when she recalled the Monday night shopping excursions she would have with her friends.

When the stores were open especially late, Elaine and her

neighbors would eat an early dinner together and go shopping in downtown Seattle.

Despite the challenges of being a single mother during that time, Elaine found ways to enjoy each day.

Later on, after Elaine’s daughters had grown up and moved out of the house, some of Elaine’s friends introduced her to Oscar Roloff, a Pearl Harbor survivor who had become deaf in one ear due to the impact of an explosion.

Oscar and Elaine became acquainted and in July of 1983, they got married. They lived in the West of Market Kirkland home together, and made memories traveling to Hawaii for reunions with those who were on the U.S.S. Tucker with Oscar during the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Unfortunately, however, in 1999, Oscar passed away from prostate cancer.

Today, Elaine enjoys spending time with her daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She keeps busy with gardening and friends, and strives to get out of the house every day.

She stays updated on church happenings and has weekly lunches with friends.

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Elaine Roloff, my 92-yearold neighbor, has a captivating story. Having moved to Seattle from Northern Minnesota to be a part of the war effort as a riveter at Boeing, Elaine’s memories of early adulthood are vivid and inspiring, and her story has only just begun. As I described in part one of this article last week, Elaine lived in multiple apartments with her husband, Lester Hudlow. She had her first child, Karmen, in 1947 and with their growing family, the Hudlows decided to move to bigger house in downtown Kirkland. After finding the home in 1950, Elaine and her family knew it was the house for them and moved in right away.

After the move, Elaine and Lester had two more daughters, Leslie in 1954, and Colleen in 1956. The three girls all went to Norkirk Elementary, which had not yet become Peter Kirk. They attended Kirkland Junior High, which once stood where Heritage Park is today.

Still remaining at the park is the stone arch enveloped with vines that was once an entry point to the school.

In 1960, when the girls were 4, 6 and 12, Elaine and Lester were finishing building an even bigger house in Rose Hill. One day, a construction worker came to the Hudlow’s home bringing Lester with him. The man told Elaine that Lester was sick and seemed to be short of breath.

Elaine rushed him to the small downtown Kirkland hospital. Unfortunately, Lester had a heart attack and died. It was a hard time for the family. As Elaine described, “The girls came home from school one day and they didn’t have a father.”

Elaine had a lot on her plate as a single mother of three young children, one of whom wasn’t even in school yet. Elaine and the girls kept the house in Kirkland, and continued their work on the Rose Hill home until it sold.

“I had a lot of work to do,” Elaine said. “I took care of my family and even did my own yard work. It was a busy

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SINGLE COPY SALES ASSISTANT CIRCULATION (EVERETT, WA) The Daily Herald, a division of Sound Publishing currently has an opening for a Single Copy Sales Assistant. This position is responsible for all circulation dealer billingsystem functions, as well as customer service with local retailers. This is a full time, hourly position.

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Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.

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AKC Lab Pups $550 $800. Chocolate, black & yellow Labs with blocky heads. Great hunters or companions.

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LARBRADOODLE Puppies born 7/25/15; CKC Registered. 3 males, 5 females. 4 Parti’s and 3 Solids. Parents on site.

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Annual Collectible Sale!

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Friday, October 9th 9am-4pm & Saturday, Oct. 10th 9am-3pm Ballard NW Sr. Center

5429 32nd Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107

(2 blocks North of Locks) Bazaars/Craft Fairs

Auburn Nazarene 3rd Annual Bazaar November 14, 2015 9-4. Registrations still available. Special discount rate of $15.00 per space. Bring your purchased and/or handmade items to sell. For more information, call Cheryl at 253-886-2558 or the office at 253-8335644. Forms available at the church or will email. Tables available if needed.

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER (EVERETT, WA)

Sound Media, a division of Sound Publishing Inc., is seeking an experienced, customer-focused advertising sales account executive who needs to be the best and work among the best! If you thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where you can truly deliver value to your clients; if you are someone who is passionate about Social Age Technologies and understands the cross channel campaign strategies offered by an innovative, 21st century consultative marketing team; then we invite you to consider joining our team of professionals. We are looking for a confident, detail-oriented, self-starter, who among other things will be responsible for: · Prospecting, qualifying, cultivating, and renewing client relationships resulting in sales “wins”for new or extended contracts; · Designing and implementing actionable sales plans based on performance goals and objectives; · Developing and maintaining favorable relationships among prospects and existing clients in order to increase revenue and meet individual and team goals; · Formulating customizable marketing communications solutions for each unique client through a thorough needs-assessment, ensuring recommended campaign strategies and related tactics meet or exceed client expectations.

Position may require a bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience.

Must possess a reliable vehicle, valid Driver’s License, and proof of current vehicle insurance coverage.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to: careers@soundpublishing.com. Please note ATTN: BDS in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

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